Sony revealed a new white PS4 console and pad edition to commemorate the launch of Destiny, but there’s also another new DualShock 4 design incoming, a much more stealthy beast. Look out, it’s behind you.

An upcoming PlayStation 4 update will allow users to dim the DualShock 4 controller’s lightbar, according to a Twitter exchange between SCE Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida and Geoff Keighley. The PS4’s lightbar allows for quick differentiation between controllers, and is used in some games to provide atmosphere or even as an alternative to the […]

Those hoping Sony would eventually release a firmware update disabling the light bar for games which do not use the DualShock 4 feature will be sorely disappointed. The news comes from the Twitter account of Sony World Wide boss Shuhei Yoshida, responding to a query on the matter from a PS4 user. Yoshida flatly said […]

Sony went through various prototypes when designing DualShock 4 for PS4, according to the firm’s product planning manager Toshimasa Aoki. One prototype didn’t have any buttons on it either, just track pads which Aoki said the developer votes probably tallied 100 to 0 on it.

Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition for PlayStation 4 will run at 60 frames per second in 1080p, Blizzard announced during a panel on the game at BlizzCon last night, along with information regarding DualShock 4 controls and a new gameplay feature called Avenger Kills.

PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 controller has been recorded working with Xbox 360. The YouTuber who made it happen can be seen playing Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 using Sony’s pad on Microsoft’s console. Check it out here.

Gamesbeat, the video games reporting side of Venturebeat have taken some fantastic snaps illustrating the difference between the buttons and sticks of the DualShock 4 and 3. Check them out after the break.

PlayStation 4’s new DualShock 4 controller went through several revisions, but boss of the company’s product planning department Toshimasa Aoki has revealed that early designs were close to the current Xbox 360 pad layout.

PlayStation 4 controllers are backwards-compatible with the PS3, according to a video which you can check out through the break. It won’t work wirelessly, and the PS button is missing, but it’s still kind of interesting. DualShock 4 is also compatible with PC.